I am a digital nomad and entrepreneur specializing in the curation of online information focused on the fields of business and travel. I run numerous websites, including MBA Depot, MBA Boost, Management Ideas, dado que and Lengthy Travel. I received my MBA from the University of Texas at Austin.
Find lots of useful information at this site, including:
– embassy guide
– profile of Japan
– Japan-US relations
– Japan’s foreign policies (political and economic)
– Travel and Visa info
– FAQ on Japan
– JET (Japan Exchange and Teaching) program
– Study in Japan
– Starting Business in Japan
Sources: Japan, Ministry of Foreign Affairs | Subject: Government and Politics
Trends in Japan is a site that introduces the latest developments in Japanese business, entertainment, fashion, science, society, sports, and more through short, engaging dispatches. The aim of the site is to deepen understanding of Japan around the world.
Trends in Japan is part of Web Japan, which is sponsored by the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) and operated by a Japanese nongovernmental organization.
Source: Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) | Subject: Culture
The “radical” of a character is more or less its “base component.” Find background on radicals here.
Source: Jeffrey’s JE Dictionary | Subject: Kanji
Information about interesting and unusual places, designed for people who want to get off the beaten track.
Source: Ed Jacob | Subject: Travel & Tourism
A free magazine in English about what’s happening in Tokyo.
Source: CRISSCROSS KK | Subject: News / Magazine
Your broadband Portal to watch live TV broadcasts and on demand TV broadcasts on the Internet (wwiTV.com is an index to streaming media available on the web). When I last checked there were 19 live television feeds listed and 15 broadband TV feeds listed.
Source: World Wide Internet TV | Subject: Video / Audio
Kanji Practice is a site which helps learners of Japanese to master reading and writing kanji. Kanji are grouped in sets of 50, following the order used by learners of Japanese at Dartmouth College. For each kanji, the site offers a brushstroke image, a brief video clip demonstrating stroke order, sample sentences for On and Kun readings with accompanying audio clips, print variations and the … [ Read more ]
Source: Dartmouth Japan Program Curriculum | Subject: Kanji
A resource to aid the learning of Japanese Kanji. Included in this site is a listing of the full Jouyou Kanji, classified into JLPT levels, with a lookup of vocabulary for each JLPT level. Including printable kanji lists (Example list), save kanji and vocab to your folder, and kanji and vocabulary level marks to indicate JLPT level.
Source: JLPT Kanji Project | Subject: JLPT Exam
This parody site has streaming videos of TV commercials featuring film stars hawking products such as Mazdas, Suntory Whiskey and beauty cream.
“These stars are doing insanely cheesy commercials in Japan and making big bucks over there,” said David Alexander, a partner at Zero One Design. “We thought it would be interesting to put it on the site and let anyone look at them.”
Source: Zero One Design | Subject: Arts & Entertainment
This site combines the popular Kanji dictionary KANJIDIC and Japanese-English dictionary EDICT from Jim Breen. Kiki’s Dictionary is very different from other online dictionaries, such as WWWJDIC. Kiki lets you “browse” to learn useful kanji and compounds, rather than searching for a single kanji and viewing it out of context. Each compound has clickable links to other kanji entries. The meaning of any kanji is … [ Read more ]
Source: Kiki’s Kanji Dictionary | Subject: Kanji
MIT made an historic decision a while back to offer their course materials online to the public for free. This page is for their foreign languages and literatures courses where you can find various Japanese courses.
Source: MIT | Subject: Online Lessons
This site is “dedicated to discussion of Professional baseball (Pro Yakyu) in Japan.” It features statistics, team rosters, schedules, and a list of players back to 1996 with selected biographies. Also includes discussion forums and links to news and related information. Searchable. From an American fan who lives in Japan.
Source: Michael Westbay | Subject: Sports
This site provides images and information about “Japanese kimono, Japanese clothing, kimono fabrics, patterns and Japanese yukata robes. How to tie an obi sash, how to wear yukata robes, make a kimono, wear hakama pants, types of Japanese shoes including, zori, geta sandals and tabi socks.” Features information about kimonos for children, wedding kimonos, happi coats, and more.
Source: JapaneseKimono.com | Subject: Arts & Entertainment
This site features candid photographs by Yoko Yamamoto of aspects of traditional Japanese culture, including Kagurazaka district geisha, Edo (Toyko) geisha, Noh drama, and karate. Also includes some images of Scanno, Italy. In English and Japanese.
Source: Yoko Yamamoto | Subject: Culture
J-Rock, J-Pop, and Asian Music Forum
Source: Batsu JRock Forum | Subjects: Connecting (Groups, Forums, Language Exchange, Meetups, etc.), Music – General
A comprehensive online guide to live and work in Japan in which users can browse through online job listings.
Primary categories:
EFL, ESL & Teaching Jobs
IT & Technology Jobs
General Employment Jobs
Bilingual Jobs
Modeling/Acting/Entertainment Jobs
Source: Jobs in Japan | Subject: Employment / Career
Access to more than 100 images and books from the collection of over 2300 Japanese historical maps dating back to the fifteenth century. Includes a view of the data which is an overlay of historical maps with current geospatial data. Viewing maps may require downloading special software, depending on your computer. From the University of California at Berkeley, East Asian Library.
Source: David Rumsey | Subject: History
English-to-Japanese dictionary/database project for scientific words/phrases. Files available, as well as information about the project.
Sources: Academic Center for Computing and Media Studies, Kyoto University | Subject: Vocabulary / Phrases
Provides updated news about Tokyo and tourist information, including travel tips, places to go, transportation and more.
Source: Tokyo Convention & Visitors Bureau | Subject: Travel & Tourism
A natural first stop for information on Osaka…
Source: Osaka Convention & Tourism Bureau | Subject: Travel & Tourism